Asahi Pentax Auto Takumar 55mm F1.8 Prime Lens - Tested£32
Asahi Pentax 55mm f/1.8
lens
The Asahi Pentax 55mm f/1.8 has 2 recorded sales: £32 (10 Aug 2026, eBay) and £160 (8 Aug 2026, eBay). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Early Asahi Pentax Zebra Auto Takumar 55mm f/1.8 M42 Standard Manual Prime Lens.£160
Sales only
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$40–60
McKeown’s 1997–98: $40–60 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
What it is
6 elements; focus to 18"; 43°. Standard lens for Spotmaticll & Ila.
— McKeown’s Price Guide, 1997–98, p. 31
Versions and how to tell them apart
Other 55mms
55mm f/2
32 sales£31Solid55mm f/4 (6x7)
18 sales£194Fair55mm f/2.8 (645)
11 sales£199Fair55mm f/2.2
8 salesabout £49Indicative55mm f/3.5 (6x7)
5 salesabout £148Indicative55mm f/1.4
4 salesabout £156Indicative
32 sales£31Solid55mm f/4 (6x7)
18 sales£194Fair55mm f/2.8 (645)
11 sales£199Fair55mm f/2.2
8 salesabout £49Indicative55mm f/3.5 (6x7)
5 salesabout £148Indicative55mm f/1.4
4 salesabout £156Indicative
Facts
- Maker
- Asahi Pentax
- Type
- lens
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 8 Aug 2026
- Latest sale
- 10 Aug 2026
- Evidence
- Sales only
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Asahi Pentax 55mm f/1.8: 2 recorded sales, August 2026; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/55mm-f-1-8/